When the data are labels or names used to identify an attribute of the elements and the rank of the data is meaningful, the variable has which scale of measurement?
A) nominal
B) ordinal
C) interval
D) ratio

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When the data are labels or names that have an ordered structure (such as low-high or small-medium-large), the variable has an ordinal scale of measurement. This means that the ranking or order of the data has meaning, but the distance between the values is not necessarily meaningful.

When the Data Are Labels or Names Used to Identify